Migraine is the second most disabling condition in adult women, causing physical and mental pain that can persist throughout their lives. Research shows that women are disproportionately affected by headaches and migraine, but there remains a wide gap in research, leaving many women in pain and with few resources for treatment. Oftentimes, these headaches start in adolescence and continue into adulthood.
“The future of women's health research depends on the integration of disciplines,” says Rebecca Scalzo, PhD, Ludeman Center researcher and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Â鶹´«Ă˝¸ßÇĺ Anschutz Medical Campus and a VA Research Scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The field of biomedical informatics is rapidly emerging and holds promise to transform the way physicians prevent, diagnose and treat disease. By employing biostatistical methods, researchers can examine and interpret large datasets, including electronic medical records (EMR) that are integral in ensuring quality patient care. These datasets include information from thousands of patients, allowing researchers to identify patterns and gaps in current medical care.
On October 23, the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research hosted the 2024 National Conference on Women’s Health and Sex Differences Research. This biennial conference focuses on cardiometabolism and mental health.
Today, in a new paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, University of Â鶹´«Ă˝¸ßÇĺ Anschutz Medical Campus faculty Judy Regensteiner, PhD, and Jane Reusch, MD, discuss the need for sex-specific health information for obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
Mar 18, 2022
by American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology Podcasts
Despite the establishment of NIH guidelines for inclusion of women in clinical studies, as well as clear expectations for rigor and reproducibility in reporting sex as a biological variable in NIH grant submissions, women and females are still understudied populations in human and animal research. Enter this important primer on incorporating sex as a biological variable into basic and clinical research.